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August 9, 2017

3118 LUXEMBOURG - International Postcrossing Meetup, July 1, 2017

This meeting, organized by Anne Hippe, brought together postcrossers from Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland. They met at 10:30 at Place d'Armes, from where they went to the post office, and then explored the postcard shops and the city centre. For lunch, but also to write and sign postcards, they stopped to the Brasserie Chiggeri, located in the old town, close to the Theatre Square. I'm sure it was a memorable meetup.

In the postcard is depicted a portion of the fortification of the City of Luxembourg, an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994. Due to its exceptional strategic position, the City of Luxembourg was one of the largest fortresses of modern Europe which was constantly strengthened and reinforced as it passed successively into the hands of the great European powers. Despite the dismantling of the fortress, the fortifications and the old quarters, today the city is a historical ensemble of prime importance.

The second stamp is one of the two issued on May 9, 2017 from Castles, the theme selected for the Europa stamps 2017.
• Château de Beggen (0.70 EUR) - It's on the postcard 3118• Château de Dommeldange (0.95 EUR)